'What cave did you grow up in?' Melissa McCarthy laments Hollywood's bland women

By Kylie Northover
Updated April 10 2016 - 10:13am, first published April 4 2016 - 7:07pm
Melissa McCarthy channels 'girl power' in <i>The Boss</i>. Photo: Supplied
Melissa McCarthy channels 'girl power' in <i>The Boss</i>. Photo: Supplied
Melissa McCarthy in <i>The Boss</i>. Photo: Supplied
Melissa McCarthy in <i>The Boss</i>. Photo: Supplied

There's been much talk lately of a new era of female-led Hollywood comedies, an upswing of films subverting the traditional portrayal of women in mainstream cinema; of chicks being funny, flawed and – gasp! – not even conventionally attractive. A bit like ... well ... men.

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